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Replace Snorkel stove for propane stove, or get a different tub?
fishnaked:
I've had my 5x3 Snorkel cedar tub for ~8 years now. Loved the thing and used it a ton the first 2-3 winters. I found it gratifying to soak in water I heated myself...for free with scrap wood. But, between my home and yurt in the mountains, I accumulated 7 different wood burning apparatuses. I process a lot of wood and start and tend a lot of fires. My enthusiasm waned....and I found that the times I felt I could use a good hot soak the most (when muscles are sore, or need to relax), is the time I've felt like messing with a fire (time, effort) the least.
Use of my tub faded. Didn't use it all last winter and only once this winter. I have no desire to mess with it any more.
I'd like to be able to just take the lid off this cedar tub any time and hop in without messing with a fire....or at least be able to flip a switch and walk away for an hr while some non-wood burning heater heated it. I like the look, feel, and warmth of the wood. I have a lean budget though...so am trying to figure out how I could get the most bang for my buck, whether I replace the wood stove with a propane or electric heater....or just sell the whole setup and replace it with a conventional, though small hot tub that I can just plug in and have soak-ready water any time I want.
Other notes: Electrical rates are some of the cheapest in the country here thanks to hydro power. But......besides dealing with the unsightly tank, I haven't a problem going with a propane heater for my cedar tub....if the overall cost savings would justify it.
Thoughts, suggestions?
Tman122:
--- Quote from: fishnaked on February 19, 2022, 07:59:27 pm ---I've had my 5x3 Snorkel cedar tub for ~8 years now. Loved the thing and used it a ton the first 2-3 winters. I found it gratifying to soak in water I heated myself...for free with scrap wood. But, between my home and yurt in the mountains, I accumulated 7 different wood burning apparatuses. I process a lot of wood and start and tend a lot of fires. My enthusiasm waned....and I found that the times I felt I could use a good hot soak the most (when muscles are sore, or need to relax), is the time I've felt like messing with a fire (time, effort) the least.
Use of my tub faded. Didn't use it all last winter and only once this winter. I have no desire to mess with it any more.
I'd like to be able to just take the lid off this cedar tub any time and hop in without messing with a fire....or at least be able to flip a switch and walk away for an hr while some non-wood burning heater heated it. I like the look, feel, and warmth of the wood. I have a lean budget though...so am trying to figure out how I could get the most bang for my buck, whether I replace the wood stove with a propane or electric heater....or just sell the whole setup and replace it with a conventional, though small hot tub that I can just plug in and have soak-ready water any time I want.
Other notes: Electrical rates are some of the cheapest in the country here thanks to hydro power. But......besides dealing with the unsightly tank, I haven't a problem going with a propane heater for my cedar tub....if the overall cost savings would justify it.
Thoughts, suggestions?
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With 7 different wood burning apparatuses you would think the tub would be the easiest?
fishnaked:
--- Quote from: Tman122 on February 22, 2022, 07:09:30 am ---
--- Quote from: fishnaked on February 19, 2022, 07:59:27 pm ---I've had my 5x3 Snorkel cedar tub for ~8 years now. Loved the thing and used it a ton the first 2-3 winters. I found it gratifying to soak in water I heated myself...for free with scrap wood. But, between my home and yurt in the mountains, I accumulated 7 different wood burning apparatuses. I process a lot of wood and start and tend a lot of fires. My enthusiasm waned....and I found that the times I felt I could use a good hot soak the most (when muscles are sore, or need to relax), is the time I've felt like messing with a fire (time, effort) the least.
Use of my tub faded. Didn't use it all last winter and only once this winter. I have no desire to mess with it any more.
I'd like to be able to just take the lid off this cedar tub any time and hop in without messing with a fire....or at least be able to flip a switch and walk away for an hr while some non-wood burning heater heated it. I like the look, feel, and warmth of the wood. I have a lean budget though...so am trying to figure out how I could get the most bang for my buck, whether I replace the wood stove with a propane or electric heater....or just sell the whole setup and replace it with a conventional, though small hot tub that I can just plug in and have soak-ready water any time I want.
Other notes: Electrical rates are some of the cheapest in the country here thanks to hydro power. But......besides dealing with the unsightly tank, I haven't a problem going with a propane heater for my cedar tub....if the overall cost savings would justify it.
Thoughts, suggestions?
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With 7 different wood burning apparatuses you would think the tub would be the easiest?
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Not sure what you mean. All 7 wood stoves require work. The point I was trying to make is that I'm burned out on messing around with so much firewood. And in the case of this hot tub, when I want the soak the most, I don't feel like starting then tending the fire for 1-2 hours. When I'm stressed, tired, and sore...I'd like to just slide into some nice hot water without all the effort.
cranbiz:
I would go with electric myself. Plug it in and you are done. Water is always to temp and you are not depending on a propane delivery, not to mention that propane is getting expensive.
fishnaked:
--- Quote from: cranbiz on February 22, 2022, 12:52:25 pm ---I would go with electric myself. Plug it in and you are done. Water is always to temp and you are not depending on a propane delivery, not to mention that propane is getting expensive.
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Thanks. That's what I'm leaning towards too. I suspect my electric bill would take a big jump though given this tub is not insulated...beyond what small insulative value is in the wood itself. I guess that leaves me with only one other option: Replacing this tub with a standard tub. Hate to give up the esthetics and feel of the cedar....
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